Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

We just finished our 6th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. Hacking for Defense has teams of students working to understand and solve national security problems. How would customer interviews work via video? When Covid restrictions are over, we plan to add remote customer discovery to the students’ toolkit.

Lean 413

Lean Security Asia SBIR 413

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

We just finished our 5th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. Unlike traditional demo days or Shark Tanks which are, “here’s how smart I am, please give me money,” a Lessons Learned presentation tells the teams’ stories of a 10-week journey of hard-won learning and discovery. What a year. But this year?

Oakland 313

Oakland Asia Lean Video 313

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

We just finished our 4th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. Unlike traditional demo days or Shark Tanks which are “here’s how smart I am, please give me money,” a Lessons Learned presentation tells a story of a journey of hard-won learning and discovery. Origins of Hacking For Defense. Team: Panacea.

Oakland 278

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan 278

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

We just finished our second Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. Hacking for Defense is a battle-tested problem-solving methodology that runs at Silicon Valley speed. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class. Our mantra to the students was that we wanted them to learn about “Deployment not Demos.” Their sponsors agreed.

Silicon Valley 197

Silicon Valley Southern California Lean San Diego 197

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

We just finished our 3rd annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. Six teams spoke to over 600 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Each of their slide presentations follow their customer discovery journey. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class.

Southern California 185

Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR 185